Updated: October 27, 2026

Halloween maybe be the spooky season continues ( If you like ) via various streaming services. The Criterion Channel programmed a selection of titles from Universals Horror canon from the 1930s through the 1950s. Universal helped typify the American horror genre while also creating screen monsters whose iconography prevails. Six creatures stand above the others Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, the mummy, the invisible man, the wolfman, and the gill man. That sextet is represented in this Criterion Channel collection, so it's an excellent opportunity to delve into those horrific franchises. Consequently, I spent the better part of October watching all the movies in each of those classic monster's series, seeing every feature they starred in from 1931 to 1956.